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Notice of Agency Rule-making Adoption
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, MaineCare Services
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: 10-144 C.M.R, Chapter 101, Chapter II, Section 25, Dental Services and Reimbursement Methodology
ADOPTED RULE NUMBER:
CONCISE SUMMARY:
Maine people and visitors urged to protect themselves during high-risk mosquito season
AUGUSTA-- The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) announced today four wild birds tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) in three new counties -- Piscataquis, Sagadahoc, and Washington. An alpaca also tested positive for WNV in Lincoln County, where a prior case of WNV was detected in a bird earlier this summer.
Effective September 14, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) quarterly updates are complete in MIHMS. The following CMS documents provide the details of the APC updates:
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/r12666cp.pdf
The Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) is requesting that providers include the taxonomy code on all claims. The taxonomy code is necessary for the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) to collect data for Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) reporting. This data helps to inform states of their current standing in data quality as compared to other states and is crucial for research and policy on Medicaid and CHIP. The taxonomy is also used by CMS to conduct program oversight, administration, and integrity.
OCFS contracts with KEPRO to manage Children’s Residential Care Facility Services (CRCF). Children’s Residential Care Facility Services for children follows the MaineCare Section 97 eligibility criteria. KEPRO processes all applications and completes Prior Authorizations for Children’s Residential Care Facility Services, and they are your contact related to approval for admissions to Children’s Residential Care Facility.
The adoption of Maine’s Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Incidence Registry Rule, a new rule administered by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, establishes data collection requirements and data release protocols specific to reportable cases of patients diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). For the purpose of the statewide ALS registry required by 22 MRS Sec.
10-144 C.M.R. Chapter 301; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Rules; Section 999-3
SNAP Rule #236 – FFY25 Budgeting Figures
10-144 C.M.R. Chapter 301; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Rules; Section 999-2
SNAP Rule #234 – ABAWD Geographic Exemptions
Recent positive tests found in animals demonstrates increased human risk
AUGUSTA-- The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) announced today the detection of West Nile virus (WNV) in a Maine resident.
It is important for your TPA administrator to actively manage your user accounts for the Health PAS Online Portal. To manage users, log into the administrator TPA and click on “Account Maintenance” and then “Manage Users”. Edit existing, deactivated or reactivated users by clicking on the row of the user you would like to manage. The Administrator of the account and users with a security role of “R7-User Management” are allowed to use these features.